Tag: equipment
Off-Season Training for Skiers
Not many skiers have the financial ability to jet off around the world so as to train all year round. It is a challenge for ordinary people, who do not have the luxury of sponsorship or riches, ...
Ski Mountaineering – An Amazing Outdoor Adventure
As the name suggests, ski mountaineering is a combination of the techniques of snow skiing and mountaineering. As is the case with traditional mountaineers around the world, ski mountaineers ...
Try Out the New Thrill of Kite Skiing
The new snow sport that has hit the slopes and frozen lakes is Kite Skiing. As the name suggests, kite skiing is a combination of skiing and kite surfing. Similarly kite boarding makes use of a ...
Challenge of the North Routt Coureur des Bois
In order to make a living in the fur trade, a group of men took it upon themselves to trade without legal permission, and were therefore called Coureur des Bois, meaning “Wood Runners†or ...
Great Ski Holidays at Big Red Cats
Next door to the Red Resort, along Red Mountain in British Columbia, lies a haven of snow skiing and winter activities - Big Red Cats. The area surrounding the mountain is filled with activities ...
Hartford Ski Spectacular for the Disabled
One of the largest winter sports events for people with disabilities, the Hartford Ski Spectacular, will take place at Beaver Run Resort in Breckenridge, Colorado from 2 to 9 December 2007. This ...
Snow Carving Techniques
The growing enthusiasm surrounding snow carving or ski carving is growing rapidly every day. It is a style of skiing that takes practice and effort, but is thoroughly enjoyed once skiers have ...
Caring for Your Gear
Snow skiing is a great sport to participate in especially during the winter months if you are fortunate enough to have snowfall nearby you. For anyone interested in snow sports, like skiing, it ...
The Development of Ski Dancing
As with the development of any new sport, it takes time for the idea to catch on but once it does, it can becomes very popular. Such is the case with the relatively new sport of Ski Dancing.
Advances in Snow Sport and Ski Apparel
Since the start of snow skiing and other activities began on the powdery white slopes, the equipment, safety measures and apparel has improvement dramatically. The skis that you purchased five ...
Snow Boarding For Breast Cancer
Boarding For Breast Cancer (“B4BCâ€) will be holding their third annual Pink Ribbon Jibbin competition later in February this year. The rail jam competition, which has been held regularly ...
Avalanches: The Snow Skier’s Greatest Fear
An avalanche is a slide of snow, mud, rock or occasionally a combination of all three that proceeds down the slope of a mountain under the force of gravity. Avalanches can flow at speeds of up ...
